In the midst of an unpredictable protest movement, Iraq's oil sector has avoided output disruptions and plans are on track for developing new production and export capacity.
Interviews
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Iraq's second-largest city is rebuilding, neighborhood by neighborhood, despite an uncertain trickle of government funding and fluctuations in political leadership.
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Five months into his tenure, the new governor discusses the status of Mosul reconstruction, security, and energy sector investment.
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Iraq's number two oil field is planning to raise output by more than 200,000 bpd in the next three years — if it a can secure new supplies of water.
Q&A: Thamir Ghadhban, Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister for Energy and Minister of Oil
As Iraq pursues energy independence, the country's oil chief is streamlining the bureaucracy, crafting new investment incentives, and preparing to award mega-projects.
Q&A: Ihsan Ismaael, director general of Basra Oil Company
Iraq's largest state oil company is expanding production capacity and building new infrastructure as it waits out an OPEC quota.
Q&A: Zuhair al-Araji, mayor of Mosul
To recover from a devastating war, Iraq’s second-largest city needs a massive mobilization of resources and coherent planning and organization – but it’s getting neither.
Q&A: Shwan Aziz Saleh, Director General of Al-Barham Group
The 50,000 bpd Kirkuk refinery is set to produce more quantities of higher-quality gasoline and naphtha, thereby reducing the fuel oil that is exported.
Q&A: Hossam Hussein Wali, director general of the South Refineries Company
Iraq's largest refinery is set to expand by over 30 percent this year.
Q&A: Fatih Birol, head of the International Energy Agency
After spearheading a major new survey of Iraq’s energy sector, the IEA’s executive director previews his key insights and policy recommendations.
Q&A: Bahaa Nima Abid, acting director of the Siba gas field
The first of federal Iraq's three gas fields awarded in a 2010 bidding round is now nearly ready for commercial production, helping the country become a sustainable producer of electricity.
Q&A: Ihsan Ismaael, Basra Oil Company director general
Basra's oil chief discusses efforts to protect Majnoon from flooding, plans for developing new capacity, and the field's place in Iraq's production strategy.
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